Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2-disc Special Edition) [DVD]

Nothing to dislike

Bought for my granddaughter and she absolutely loves it ..

What can i say, i caught this on TV as an adult after having never seen it and was hooked at it's quirks. At this point i'd already fallen in love with Emily Browning's brave choices in film, choosing heart and creativity over pay cheques and Hollywood drivel, and yet when i first say this I again thought she was great before realising it was her. It's worth a mention i know nothing of the books to need to compare it negatively as i've read the likes of Carey took liberties in their interpretation of characters.

A dark family drama, but in my opinion not suitable for very young children, some of the scenes are quite scary.

Brilliant film. Covers the first 3 books in the series. Can’t think of better casting for Count Olaf.

I'd actually read the entire unfortunate events series,which covers thirteen books in total,all with alliterative titles,aside from the last,which is simply entitled 'the end', before seeing the film to see how such a complex series of books would translate on screen. The film only covers the first three books,the bad beginning,the reptile room,and the wide window,but the film starts and ends with the events of the bad beginning,in a kind of sandwich effect, which works very well. Everyone is perfectly cast,especially the evil Count Olaf,played by Jim Carrey,who turns up throughout the film in a variety of disguises so unconvincing and transparent that he makes Hannibal from the A Team look like a master of disguise. As the tragedy stricken Baudelaire children move from guardian to guardian,they display great courage in great adversity,and this conveys a strong message that family solidarity can overcome anything.It's a fabulous film,and a great pity that no more have as yet been made to follow the rest of the series of books. For Carrey's performance alone,it's well worth the money.

Both me and my 13 years old daughter we found this film watchable, although it is definitely a weird, funny tasting treat. Below, more of my impressions, with some limited SPOILERS.IMPORTANT PRECISION: neither of us ever read any of the Lemony Snickett books, before watching this film or since...After their parents die in a suspicious fire, three orphaned Baudelaire children are entrusted to their closest relative, Count Olaf (Jim Carey). Those children are:- Violet Baudelaire (Emily Browning), a clever 14 years old damzel who is a natural born inventor- Klaus (Liam Aiken), slightly younger than Emily, a clever book-wormish type- Sunny (Kara and Shelby Hoffman) is just a 2 years old toddler, mostly interested in chewing things...)))It is quite quickly revealed that Count Olaf, a very unsuccessful (although surprisingly gifted) actor is an unsavory character and his intentions are of most evil nature... And then the film really begins.This is by no means a bad film and in fact there are many good scenes. The children are very likeable and it is easy to root for them, especially considering how despicable, cruel and merciless is the main villain. There are some colourful secondary characters like the well meaning but completely clueless Mr Poe (Timothy Spall), the lawyer in charge of Baudelaire's estate, gentle but slightly mad Dr Montgomery Montgomery (Billy Connolly) and harmlessly psychotic aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep).However, considering that everybody (other than the children) in this film is either completely insane (that includes Count Olaf) or totally cut from reality, this film is really WEIRD. The visuals are also very peculiar - to say the least... When you add some creepy scary scenes, all of this makes this film unwatchable for little children, like younger than 8. There is not enough humour in this film and it actually is a waste of Jim Carey's talent (some of his comedies actually were good). Also, the whole mystery which is announced in the beginning is solved with a very anti-climactic way at the end. And finally, because this film was (of course!) supposed to launch a franchise (it will not happen), there is not even a real ending...For all those reasons this film is an average thing - watchable, but ultimately nothing more. Watch at your own risk.

this film is sooo good!!! i would recommend it to EVERYONE, little people and adults. it is AMAZING! it is really fun and funny and has a feel good feeling and is all happy in some way even thought there are lots of tense moments and there isnt much happiness. it is funny, and cool and exciting and SUCH a great film! i dont know anyone who doesnt like it ( i dont know very many people who have watched it though) but all my friends love it! i really think you should watch it, it is clever and interesting and believable somehow although at the same time it is completely crazy. if you dont know whether you should watch it... you SHOULD! SO BUY THE FILM, WATCH IT AND YOU'LL LOVE IT!!!! ONE DIRECTION ROX, by the way if you want the best music then you should so totally buy them

Jim Carrey all the way

DOPPIO DVD IN LINGUA INGLESE - NON ESISTENTE EDIZIONE ITALIANA CON DUE DVD - TANTISSIMI EXTRA INTERESSANTI NEL SECONDO DVD - SE VI PIACE IL FILM SICURAMENTE DA ACQUISTARE- QUALITA' VIDEO E AUDIO BUONA -

Fear not, fellow Lemony Snicket enthusiasts, even though the Paramount Blu-Ray edition of the film (ASIN: B06XX5K8Y1) may only list three special features:-2 audio commentaries: Brad Silberling's and Lemony Snicket's.-Bad Beginnings (three featurettes): Building a bad actor (12 minutes 47 seconds), Making the Baudelaire children miserable (3 minutes) and Interactive Olaf (9 minutes 20 seconds)-Orphaned Scenes: (14 minutes of deleted scenes and almost 15 minutes of outtakes).I can confirm that it contains ALL OF THE BONUS FEATURES from the Warner Bros. edition.These are all of the other features that you can find on the disc (all of the above plus):-A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film documentary (1 hour and 44 minutes)-Volume. Frequency. Decibels (two featurettes running a little over 30 minutes)-Sinister Special Effects (four featurettes clocking in at almost 42 minutes)-Two theatrical trailers.-And easter eggs.That's a total of 3 hours and 14 minutes (not counting both audio commentaries) of Lemony Snicket goodies!!!

Le dvd est bien, il a été reçu rapidement et en bon état.

Great movie with entertainment for kids and adults. Jim Carey does an incredible job in this film and for me personally it’s one of his absolute best roles, playing the multi role character that is Count Olaf. Love it.